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Chapter 1

The man ignored the attack and kept dashing in her direction until her projectiles and him collided. He swung his sword upward and a small light emanated from the clash of weapons, the sword winning against it. The spark of magic against non-magic caused that small light to gain a power beyond normalcy, it was a firework of ether and metal. Left with no words in her mouth, she knew that it would be quite a tough opponent, even in his current condition.

???: You thought of me lightly, I can feel it, I'll make you realize that mistake.

Koishi, feeling the dangerous aura around him, attempted to fly away amd gain a certain distance between the both of them. The guardian of the mysterious library looked at her escaping and jumped on a bookshelf, using it as a ladder to quickly reach her height while swiftly taking a book with him.

Koishi: Say, how long have you been here?

She finally asked, startling her attacker for a moment. It was quickly discarded and he recovered his seriousness.

???: No need to tell you, you just want to kill me like your friends.

Koishi: Friends?

He tossed the book in front of him with all his strength and performed the impossible, jumping on top of the flying book and using it as a support to launch himself at her, completely defying the laws of this Earth. His blade pointed at her, leaving the time for her to react quite short. However, still paying attention, she grazed the incoming attack.

Koishi: Who are you talking about?

???: Like I said, you're here to finish their job, no point telling you.

Holding onto the sword, his body fell down and landed on the second floor of the library, switching back into an offensive position. During the fall, some of the syringes couldn't take the hit and broke into shards, digging into his skin as a result.

Koishi: I discovered a door and wanted to know what was on the other side, that's all.

???: ...Is that so.

He squinted his eyes, not believing her statement for a moment. The girl noticed it and showed him her hands, still smiling after all of this.

Koishi: See? I'm not attacking you.

???: ...

He didn't respond, gritting his teeth while enduring the pain inflicted on his body. However, he still held onto his sword, her words were said with nothing to back them up so it was meaningless to his eyes.

???: You can be lying, your type seem to do that a lot.

Koishi: Lie?

She placed a single finger against her cheek.

Koishi: Why would I do that?

???: You... Tch, playing the innocent one now? What are you hoping to achieve?

Koishi: ...I don't know, I was curious to see what this place was.

She answered to his question.

???: Leave if you do not want to proceed further, I don't need the likes of you stepping on the gravestones of my friends.

Koishi: Your friends?

???: *Cough* Shit.

With that, the guardian of this place lost his balance and fell down to the bottom floor, a loud thump echoing in the large room filled with nothing but books. It left the youkai with a small surprise but she still fell down to the ground next to him.

Koishi: Hm? What's wrong?

???: ...

Barely any energy in his body, he stood up like a rusty machine and used his weapon as a support for his body before walking in the back of the library. Leaving the youkai on her own, he turned a corner and cussed under his breath.